NSGA-II-based load resource management for frequency and voltage support

Ensuring stable frequency and voltage has recently become increasingly challenging for modern power systems. This is primarily due to the fluctuating and intermittent nature of renewable energy sources and the uncertain electricity demand. To address these issues, this study proposes a load resource management (LRM) method to cope with the sudden power disturbances. The LRM method supports primary frequency and voltage regulation, and its integration with network dynamics minimizes the established disutility function caused by load participation. For better control performance, a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II)-based gain-tuning procedure was utilized for LRM, aiming to enhance the frequency/voltage nadir, reduce the frequency/voltage steady-state error, and minimize the total load control efforts. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, comparative experiments were conducted with three load–resource management technologies for primary regulation auxiliary services in MATLAB/Simulink. Compared to the conventional optimal load control or using LRM alone, the improved NSGA-II-based LRM demonstrates superior performance. It achieves better frequency response, voltage transients, and steady-state responses, while also considering disutility.